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When you start to get down, go volunteer some time at your local hospital. It will make you feel better because you're giving a helping hand to those that may need that and it helps keep your head on straight when you start to think how bad things are for you.306
A group of muscles hardly ever addressed are your hands & forearms. Strong hands help carry suitcases & boxes & also help you open those pesky jars the machines have screwed on too tight. I started using a tennis ball & squeezed it during TV time, 5 minutes for each hand. The next day I was amazed how the muscles in my hands & forearms ached, so I skipped a couple of days & did the exercise for a 2nd time. I was amazed how quick my hands and forearms grew stronger. In 6 weeks I increased the
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time to 10 minutes. 4 weeks later I was doing 15 minutes & then I was doing 20 minutes. I've switched to a handball (more difficult to squeeze) & I'm up to 15 minutes. 1 benefit is now I'm able to open any jar my DW hands me & my sons are amazed how hard it is to beat a 65 y/o man arm wrestling.
SparkPeople member AQUAGIRL08 struggled with chronic pain unitl she decided to take control of her health through diet and exercise. She offers her best advice anyone dealing with pain.